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EUCHIS Rules for the Braconnot Prize

1. The Braconnot Prize is awarded for outstanding contributions and achievements in chitin science and for special merits in the promotion of EUCHIS.
2. The Braconnot Prize consists of a certificate with the name of the recipient and a cheque.
3. The Braconnot Prize is awarded every two years during the regular general menbers assembly of EUCHIS.
4. The recipient of the Braconnot award must be no more than 36 years old during the year of the award.
5. Every member of EUCHIS has the right to suggest an awardee to the President of the committee at any time. This suggestion must be accompanied in written form by a C.V. of the candidate, an abstract (max. 3 pages) of a thesis or publication, and a letter with arguments why the suggested candidate should be eligible for the Braconnot Prize. Candidates may not suggest themselves.
6. The recipient of the Braconnot Prize will be selected by a committee consisting of the President of EUCHIS together with four of the EUCHIS board members selected by the President.
7. The committee selects one recipient of the Braconnot Prize on the basis of the doctoral/PhD thesis which have been announced in the EUCHIS Newsletter during the last three years and any publications resulting therefrom. The selection of the recipient by the committee is non-debatable. The Braconnot Prize may be shared by not more than two recipients.
8. The supervisor of the theses of a candidate who has been shorlisted may not be a member of the committee.
9. In case of lack of funds or when no suitable candidate can be found, the Braconnot Prize may be cancelled for a particular year.
10. Amendments and further details of the rules are determined by the committee.
11. These rules are a part of the Statutes of The European Chitin Society.